Aug 27, 2019
This week I interview self-proclaimed mushroom nerd, William Padilla-Brown. In this fascinating interview, we talk about how he continually pushes the boundaries of mycology, cultivates and value-adds cordyceps, the opportunity for artisan mushroom production, and what he's up to with spirulina.
In this episode:
>> How learning about permaculture got him into growing
mushrooms
>> How his passion is to experiment with genetic expression
of plants and fungi
>> The difference between growing mushrooms in controlled
environments vs. outdoor cultivation
>> William's mushroom mentors
About the Guest:
William Padilla-Brown had the opportunity to grow up traveling,
living in England, Taiwan, Mexico, New York he now is back in his
hometown of New Cumberland, PA. He is a social entrepreneur,
citizen scientist, mycologist, amateur phycologist, urban shaman,
poet and father to his beloved son, Leo. Leaving high school at age
16, Will pursued a non-traditional, independent approach to
learning and actively promotes alternative education. He holds
Permaculture Design Certificates from Susquehanna Permaculture
and NGOZI. In 2014, he established Community Compassion, a
nonprofit focused on radical sustainability, based in New
Cumberland, PA.
In 2015 he founded MycoSymbiotics LLC - a mycological research and
mushroom production business. He has raised over 30 types of
mushrooms and 6 types of algae. He is driving mycological research
in the areas of food production, mycoremediation, and medicinal
value. Will educates children and adults alike about topics ranging
from nutrition to mushroom cultivation, having led workshops and
various programs all over the country. Will is proud to be a
contributing editor for Fungi Magazine, the foremost
Mycological periodical.